Do professional development schools reduce teacher attrition?: Evidence from a longitudinal study of 1,000 graduates

Journal of Teacher Education

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 153-167

  Latham, Nancy I ^a   Vogt, W Paul ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Professional development schools; Teacher attrition; Teacher preparation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847055133     PISSN: 00224871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022487106297840     Document Type: Article

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